Daddy of the Mac - The Blog

Daddy of the Mac - The Blog

Jun 17 / 12:00pm

DropIn

DropIn - “A DropBox Monitor”

 

Sick of never knowing when people update items in a shared DropBox folder, I sure was!

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Filed under  //  App   File Management   GTD   MenuBar App  
Jun 15 / 2:59pm

Its Cloudy up there! - Apple's "Cloud" vs. Google's "Cloud"

This is an interesting take of the traditional view of Apple's and Google's platforms

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Jun 15 / 2:01pm

Fantastical - Your New Calendar

Let me introduce you to my newest favoritest app! Fantastical...

Fantastical is a menu bar app that integrates with your iCal or Google calendar. It allows you to very quickly add new events that are then synced with your Google calendar (if you use it) for access from your mobile device , etc. Read more after the break!

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Filed under  //  Amazing!   App   Calendar   GTD   MenuBar App  
Jun 15 / 11:29am

How airport seats should be!

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Power in every seat! San jose airport! Only in silicon valley...

Posted from San Jose, CA

May 15 / 3:31pm

Clean My Mac - Mac Clean Up

CleanMyMac is great a system utility, whose primary purpose is to save space on your HD. It comes from a company called MacPaw. It is well designed, very easy to use and integrates with your Mac seamlessly.

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Filed under  //  App   Space Saver  
May 14 / 3:40pm

Clusters - Free up Lots of Space!

Clusters is an AMAZING app I discovered a while ago. It is a system preference that constantly monitors your files and finds ways to compress them while leaving them completely useable. For example (as you can see from the screenshots) when it is running it frees up 35GB on my Mac, a good 10% of my available space (or the equivalent of 5000 mp3s!). 

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Filed under  //  App   Space Saver   System Preference  
May 13 / 3:21pm

Keyboard Shortcuts - Move Around your Mac Faster

Hello Dearest readers,

Today I am posting a guide a recently created detailing all of the cool keyboard shortcuts you can use on your Mac. To quote from my guide: 

"Keyboard shortcuts are used to increase your efficiency. Instead of moving a mouse, clicking on a menu and then on a command, you simply press a key combination (normally two keys) to produce the same effect. Most of these handy shortcuts can be used system-wide, meaning that no matter where you are on your Mac you can use them to speed up your computer use and therefore your productivity."

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Filed under  //  DOTM   Free   Guides  
May 11 / 2:49pm

Buying Tech Goodies Online - a not too definitive guide!

Hello again! I thought I would take some time to describe my process for finding and buying the best gadget for the job at hand. Buying online offers a number of benefits including cheaper prices and more choice. However, my guess is that you, like me are totally overwhelmed with the choices available to you when it comes to buying electronics of all shapes and sizes. Where do you find reviews? How do you know whether one camera is better than another? Which device will best fit your needs? Read on and you will get some insight into my process, and hopefully incorporate some of this into yours as well...

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May 3 / 11:09am

Motorola Atrix: A Glimpse of Android’s Future *(and hopefully iOS!!!)

I know that this isn't a Mac product but boy is it cool! We will soon be (pretty much are) at the point when mobile processors are comparable to desktop/laptop ones. Hope Apple jumps on this bandwagon (might cannibalize the iPad?)... why not use the phone as a trackpad.

AWESOME!

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